An ice skateboard comprising a skateboard having a top surface, a bottom surface, side edges, and a front and back section, said ice skateboard having an ice blade assembly attached to the bottom surface, said ice blade assembly comprising a mounting plate having at least one integral ice blade that extends outwardly at substantially right angles from said mounting plate.
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1. An ice skateboard comprising a skateboard having a top surface, a bottom surface, side edges, and a front and back section, said ice skateboard having an ice blade assembly attached to the bottom surface, said ice blade assembly consisting of a single mounting plate having two integral metal ice blades, where each integral ice blade has a flat edge that extends outwardly at substantially right angles from said mounting plate and wherein said two ice blades are located adjacent to the side edges on the bottom of the skateboard said ice blades being formed by bending a mounting plate to form a one piece structure where said mounting plate and said blades are of the same length.
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The present invention relates generally to a skateboard having ice blades, and more particularly to a skateboard adapted for use on snow and ice.
Skateboards with ice blades are well known. On such skateboards, the ice blades typically are either directly attached to the board of the skateboard or mounted on the truck axles of the truck assembly of the skateboard in replacement of the roller wheels. An example of an ice skateboard is found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,896,893. Other ice skateboards are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,311,990,U.S. Pat. No. 4,114,913 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,194,753.
For such ice skateboards, the rigidity of the connection of the ice blades to the skate board depends on the used of one or more brackets that separate attach the ice blades to the skate board. This may result in a high stress being applied to the mountings when unequal pressures are applied to an outer ice blade. These high stresses are all focused on the individual mounting brackets of a particular blade.
Accordingly, there is a need for an improved blade runner assembly for an ice skateboard that is made of an integral unitary mounting bracket and ice blades that may be fastened as a single unit to a skateboard to form a highly durable and reliable ice skateboard.
The invention provides an ice skateboard comprising a skateboard having a top surface, a bottom surface, side edges, and a front and back section, said ice skateboard having an ice blade assembly attached to the bottom surface, said blade assembly comprising a mounting plate having at least one integral ice blades that extend outwardly at substantially right angles from said mounting plate. The ice skateboard is elongated and has a generally planar shape with said front and back sections are both curved upwardly from said top surface of said ice skateboard. An ice skateboard may have one, two or three ice blades.
A preferred embodiment comprises an ice skateboard having a third ice bade disposed between said first and second ice blades which is substantially parallel to said first and second ice blade.
The integral blade assembly provides a more robust ice skateboard construction which is resistant to damage due to extended use under adverse conditions.
Runner assembly is further advantageous in that it provides runner surfaces upon which body of runner may slide on a sliding surface even when the body is not in the neutral position.
Further aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the description in association with the following Figures, wherein:
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described by reference to the drawings which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
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The ice blade assembly 26 is provided with one or more holes 34 to provide a means for attaching the ice blades to the ice skate board by bolts or rivets (not shown). Alternatively, the ice blades can be attached to the ice skate board by using conventional adhesives. The use of integral ice blades which are formed by bending, casting or welding the blades to a mounting plate is a preferred method construction. This is because the integral structure avoids stresses which are concentrated in discrete areas when a blade is mounted on a board using short brackets. The mounting plate 28 is preferably of the same length as the ice blade or blades but it may be longer or shorter.
The ice skate board may be made of wood, steel, fiberglass laminates that are conventionally used to manufacture roller skating boards.
The ice blades are preferably made of metal such as steel that my be polished stainless steel or may be chromium plated steel to enhance the appearance of the ice skate board any provide corrosion resistance.
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The ice blades, whether one, two or three preferably extend about one half to three quarters of the total length of the ice skateboard but any convenient length may be used
Although the present ice skateboard has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the disclosure has been made by way of example only and that the present invention is not limited to the features of the embodiments described and illustrated herein, but includes all variations and modifications within the scope and spirit of the invention as hereinabove described.
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